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,LeadershipmRolesmandmManagementmFunctionsminmNursingm9thmEditionmMarquism
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Chapterm1:mDecisionmMaking,mProblemmSolving,mCriticalmThinking,mandmClinicalmReasoning:mRe
quisitesmformsuccessfulmleadershipmandmmanagement
1. Whatmstatementmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Itmismanmanalysismofmamsituation
B) Itmismcloselymrelatedmtomevaluation
C) Itminvolvesmchoosingmbetweenmcoursesmofmaction
D) Itmismdependentmuponmfindingmthemcausem
ofmamproblem
Ans:mC
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Decisionmmakingmismamcomplexmcognitivemprocessmoftenmdefinedmasmcho
osingmamparticularmcoursemofmaction.mProblemmsolvingmismpartmofmdecisi
onmmakingmandmismamsystematicmprocessmthatmfocusesmonmanalyzingmamd
ifficultmsituation.mCriticalmthinking,msometimesmreferredmtomasreflectivem
thinking,mismrelatedmtomevaluationmandmhasmambroadermscopemthanmdecisi
onmmakingmandmproblemmsolving.
2. Whatmismamweaknessmofmthemtraditionalmproblem-solvingmmodel?
A) Itsmneedmformimplementationmtime
B) Itsmlackmofmamstepmrequiringmevaluationmofmresults
C) Itsmfailuremtomgathermsufficientmdata
D) Itsmfailuremtomevalua
temalternatives
Ans:mA
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Themtraditionalmproblem-
solvingmmodelmismlessmeffectivemwhenmtimemconstraintsmaremamconsiderat
ion.mDecisionmmakingmcanmoccurmwithoutmthemfullmanalysismrequiredminm
problemmsolving.mBecausemproblemmsolNving mattemptsmtomidentifymthemr
ootmproblemminmsituations,mmuchmtimemandmenergymaremspentmonmidentif
yingmthemrealmproblem.
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Scientificmmethodsmprovidemidenticalmdecisionsmbymdiffer
entmindividualsmformthemsamemproblems
B) Decisionsmaremgreatlyminfluencedmbymeachmperson'smvaluemsystem
C) Personalmbeliefsmcanmbemadjustedmformwhenmthemscientificmappr
oachmtomproblemmsolvingmismused
D) Pastmexperiencemhasmlittlemtomdomwithmthemqualitymo
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Values,mlifemexperience,mindividualmpreference,mandmindividualmwaysmof
mthinkingmwillminfluencemamperson'smdecisionmmaking.mNommattermhowm
objectivemthemcriteriamwillmbe,mvaluemjudgmentsmwillmalwaysmplaymampart
minma
Person’smdecisionmmaking,meithermconsciouslymormsubconsciously.
4. Whatminfluencesmthemqualitymofmamdecisionmmostmoften?
A) Themdecisionmmaker'smimmediatemsuperior
B) Themtypemofmdecisionmthatmneedsmtombemmade
C) Questionsmaskedmandmalternativesmgenerated
D) Themtimemofmdaymthemdecision
mismmade
Ans:mC
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Themgreatermthemnumbermofmalternativesmthatmcanmbemgeneratedmbymthem
decisionmmaker,mthembettermthemfinalmdecisionmwillmbe.mThemalternatives
mgeneratedmandmthemfinalmchoicesmaremlimitedmbymeachmperson'smvaluemsy
stem.
5. Whatmdoesmknowledgemaboutmgoodmdecisionmmakingmleadmonemtombelieve?
A) Goodmdecisionmmakersmaremusuallymright-brain,mintuitivemthinkers
B) Effectivemdecisionmmakersmaremsensitivemtomthemsituationmandmtomothers
C) Goodmdecisionsmaremusuallymmadembymleft-brain,mlogicalmthinkers
D) Goodmdecisionmmakingmrequiresmanalyticalmrathermthanmcreat
ivemprocesses
Ans:mB
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Goodmdecisionmmakersmseemmtomhavemantennaemthatmmakemthemmparticul
arlymsensitivemtomothermpeoplemandmsituations.mLeft-
brainmthinkersmaremtypicallymbettermatmprocessingmlanguage,mlogic,mnum
bers,mandmsequentialmordering,mwhereasmright-
brainmthinkersmexcelmatmnonverbalmideationmandmholisticmsynthesizing.
6. Whatmismthembestmdefinitionmofmdecisionmmaking?
A) Themplanningmprocessmofmmanagement
B) Themevaluationmphasemofmthemexecutivemrole
C) Onemstepminmthemproblem-solvingmprocess
D) Requiredmtomjustifymthemneedmf
ormscarcemitems
Ans:m C
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,LeadershipmRolesmandmManagementmFunctionsminmNursingm9thmEditionmMarquism
HustonmTestmBank
Chapterm1:mDecisionmMaking,mProblemmSolving,mCriticalmThinking,mandmClinicalmReasoning:mRe
quisitesmformsuccessfulmleadershipmandmmanagement
1. Whatmstatementmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Itmismanmanalysismofmamsituation
B) Itmismcloselymrelatedmtomevaluation
C) Itminvolvesmchoosingmbetweenmcoursesmofmaction
D) Itmismdependentmuponmfindingmthemcausem
ofmamproblem
Ans:mC
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Decisionmmakingmismamcomplexmcognitivemprocessmoftenmdefinedmasmcho
osingmamparticularmcoursemofmaction.mProblemmsolvingmismpartmofmdecisi
onmmakingmandmismamsystematicmprocessmthatmfocusesmonmanalyzingmamd
ifficultmsituation.mCriticalmthinking,msometimesmreferredmtomasreflectivem
thinking,mismrelatedmtomevaluationmandmhasmambroadermscopemthanmdecisi
onmmakingmandmproblemmsolving.
2. Whatmismamweaknessmofmthemtraditionalmproblem-solvingmmodel?
A) Itsmneedmformimplementationmtime
B) Itsmlackmofmamstepmrequiringmevaluationmofmresults
C) Itsmfailuremtomgathermsufficientmdata
D) Itsmfailuremtomevalua
temalternatives
Ans:mA
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Themtraditionalmproblem-
solvingmmodelmismlessmeffectivemwhenmtimemconstraintsmaremamconsiderat
ion.mDecisionmmakingmcanmoccurmwithoutmthemfullmanalysismrequiredminm
problemmsolving.mBecausemproblemmsolNving mattemptsmtomidentifymthemr
ootmproblemminmsituations,mmuchmtimemandmenergymaremspentmonmidentif
yingmthemrealmproblem.
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Scientificmmethodsmprovidemidenticalmdecisionsmbymdiffer
entmindividualsmformthemsamemproblems
B) Decisionsmaremgreatlyminfluencedmbymeachmperson'smvaluemsystem
C) Personalmbeliefsmcanmbemadjustedmformwhenmthemscientificmappr
oachmtomproblemmsolvingmismused
D) Pastmexperiencemhasmlittlemtomdomwithmthemqualitymo
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Values,mlifemexperience,mindividualmpreference,mandmindividualmwaysmof
mthinkingmwillminfluencemamperson'smdecisionmmaking.mNommattermhowm
objectivemthemcriteriamwillmbe,mvaluemjudgmentsmwillmalwaysmplaymampart
minma
Person’smdecisionmmaking,meithermconsciouslymormsubconsciously.
4. Whatminfluencesmthemqualitymofmamdecisionmmostmoften?
A) Themdecisionmmaker'smimmediatemsuperior
B) Themtypemofmdecisionmthatmneedsmtombemmade
C) Questionsmaskedmandmalternativesmgenerated
D) Themtimemofmdaymthemdecision
mismmade
Ans:mC
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Themgreatermthemnumbermofmalternativesmthatmcanmbemgeneratedmbymthem
decisionmmaker,mthembettermthemfinalmdecisionmwillmbe.mThemalternatives
mgeneratedmandmthemfinalmchoicesmaremlimitedmbymeachmperson'smvaluemsy
stem.
5. Whatmdoesmknowledgemaboutmgoodmdecisionmmakingmleadmonemtombelieve?
A) Goodmdecisionmmakersmaremusuallymright-brain,mintuitivemthinkers
B) Effectivemdecisionmmakersmaremsensitivemtomthemsituationmandmtomothers
C) Goodmdecisionsmaremusuallymmadembymleft-brain,mlogicalmthinkers
D) Goodmdecisionmmakingmrequiresmanalyticalmrathermthanmcreat
ivemprocesses
Ans:mB
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Goodmdecisionmmakersmseemmtomhavemantennaemthatmmakemthemmparticul
arlymsensitivemtomothermpeoplemandmsituations.mLeft-
brainmthinkersmaremtypicallymbettermatmprocessingmlanguage,mlogic,mnum
bers,mandmsequentialmordering,mwhereasmright-
brainmthinkersmexcelmatmnonverbalmideationmandmholisticmsynthesizing.
6. Whatmismthembestmdefinitionmofmdecisionmmaking?
A) Themplanningmprocessmofmmanagement
B) Themevaluationmphasemofmthemexecutivemrole
C) Onemstepminmthemproblem-solvingmprocess
D) Requiredmtomjustifymthemneedmf
ormscarcemitems
Ans:m C
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